Bio
Biography
| 1952 | Born in Moscow, Idaho |
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| 1958 | Family moved to Seattle, WA |
| 1970-1971 | Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| 1971-1975 | University of Washington, Seattle; BA in Art History, BFA in Painting |
| 1976-1978 | University of Iowa, Iowa City; MFA in Painting |
| 1980-1981 | Artist-in Residence Grant, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM |
| 1981-1982 | Lecturer, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
| 1982-1983 | Assistant Professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA |
| 1983-1986 | Assistant Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
| 1989-1990 | Visiting Adj. Prof. Hartford Art School, Univ. of Hartford, Hartford, CT |
| 1990-1991 | Assistant Professor, Hartford Art School, Univ. of Hartford, Hartford, CT |
| 1991-1996 | Assistant Prof., School of Visual Arts, University of North Texas, Denton |
| 1997- 2008 | Associate Prof., School of Visual Art, University of North Texas, Denton |
| 2009-2018 | Professor, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton |
| 2013-2014 | Faculty Fellow, Institute for the Advancement of the Arts, University of North Texas |
| 2018 | Professor Emeritus |
Solo Exhibitions
2025
New Paintings from Robinwood Lane,
Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
January
2023
New Paintings, Museo Gallery,
Langley, WA
October
New Paintings, Conduit Gallery
Dallas, TX
April
| 2021 | New Paintings, Museo Gallery, Langley, WA, October | |
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| 2021 | New Paintings from the Whidbey Series, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, april 9 -May 15 | |
| 2019 | Square, Denton Center for the Visual Arts, Denton , TX, Feb to May | |
| 2017 | Robert Jessup Retrospective:1985 to 2014, Conduit Gallery,Dallas, TX, July 27 to Aug 2 | |
| 2017 | New Paitnings, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX, May 13 to June 9 | |
| 2015 | New Paintings, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX, May. 2015 | |
| 2014 | New Paintings, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX, May 10-June 28 | |
| 2014 | New Paintings, McMurtrey Gallery, Micro Space, Houston, TX, Feb 22-March 8 | |
| 2013 | New Pictures and Stories, Conduit Gallery,Dallas, Jan 12-Feb 16 | |
| 2012 | "New Paintings and Drawings", Besharat Gallery, Atlanta, GA, March 21 -April 21 | |
| 2011 | "New Paintings and Drawings:", McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX, June 4-July 1 | |
| 2011 | "New Work", Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX, Feb. 19 - March 26 | |
| 2009 | "Robert Jessup,Themes and Stories: A Selection of Paintings from the Last Decade", Longview Museum of Fine Art, Longview TX, May 9-June 27 | |
| 2009 | "Creatures: New Paintings by Robert Jessup", Conduit Gallery, Dallas TX, Feb 21 - March 21 | |
| 2008 | "Robert Jessup: New Paintings", Ober Gallery, Kent, CT, June 25 - July 30 | |
| 2007 | "Robert Jessup: New Paintings" McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX, Sept 8-Oct 13 | |
| 2007 | "Falling, Floating", New Paintings by Robert Jessup, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Jan 5-Feb 10 | |
| 2007 | "Robert Jessup", Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA, April 20th through May 26th | |
| 2005 | "Robert Jessup: New Paintings", Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX, May 6 - June 10 | |
| 2005 | "Robert Jessup: Paintings", Schomburg Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, March 5 - April 8 |
Selected Catalogues
| 2011 | Robinson, Gaile. "Artist Enters a New Phase".The Dallas Morning News, March 23, Section E, (pp. 1,3:photo pp. 3E) |
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| Robinson, Gaile. "Vision Changes".Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Sunday, mnarch 20, Section E,(pp. 1E, 6E, ten images). | |
| 2007 | McGarrell, Ann.The Roswell Museum Artist-in-Residence Program: An Anecdotal History,University of New Mexico Press, 2007. (pp. 90-91: color image, Pl. 6) |
| Peterson, Amy. "Painter in a Landscape", The Houston Press, Vol. 19, No. 36, Sept 6-12: pp.28. | |
| 2004 | ..................."Scene in Dallas",Modern Luxury Dallas, June, 2004 |
| Carter, Steve. "Every Picture Tells a Story",Dallas Home Design, October, pp 56-63 | |
| Daniel, Mike. "20th Anniversary Exhibition at Conduit",Dallas Morning News, Guide p 51, June 11 | |
| Daniel, Mike. "Texas Paint at Arlington Museum of Art", Dallas Morning News, Guide p 34, Oct. 8 | |
| Hursh, Matt. "Almost Legal: Conduit Gallery Gets Older and Better", The Dallas Observer, June 5 | |
| Kammen, Michael.A Time For Every Purpose: The Four Season in American Culture, The University of North Carolina Press, 2004, (Discussion of Robert Jessup's Four Seasons paintings on pp 18, 249-251) | |
| Mitchell, Charles D. "Wall to Wall Party", Dallas Morning News, June 28, p 10 E | |
| 2003 | ................... "A large series of narrative drawings by Robert Jessup", Dallas Morning News, Guide, p 53, May 16 |
| 2002 | .................... "Conduit Gallery move to Design District", KEY Magazine, May 2002, p 27. |
| ..................... "Robert Jessup", Out on the Town: picks of the month,D Magazine, May 2002, pp 49-50 | |
| Daniel, Mike. "After blast, it's on with the show", Dallas Morning News, May 11, p 12c | |
| Mitchell, Charles D. "More space enriches Conduit works", Dallas Morning News, May 29, p 12c | |
| 2001 | .............................. "Robert Jessup paintings, 1998-2000", The Art Museum of Southeast Texas Spring Newsletter, spring, 2001 |
| Anspon, Catherine. "Navigating the Art Zone", Paper City, Houston, Sept. 2002 | |
| Blanchard, Rebecca. "Art Museum unveils two new and eclectic exhibitions", Beaumont Journal, March 1-7, 2001, p 4 | |
| Harwood-Rose, Cindi. "The Art of the City: a Walking Tour of Local Galleries", Inside Houston, Sept. | |
| 2000 | ............................Two by Two For Aids and Art, catalogue of the exhibition/auction (reproduction: "Mellon") |
| Benoit, Mary Alice. "New library adds art to its collection", Chicago Tribune, Sept 26, 2000, Section 2,3 | |
| Breidenbach, Tom. "Robert Jessup/Joseph Rickards Gallery", Artforum, May, 2000, p 177-178 | |
| Kutner, Janet. "There's much to see and enjoy in a Jessup painting", Dallas Morning News, October 9, 2000, p. 5c. |